Morgan Freeman on Baltimore: 'It's a Crisis Because Now We See It' (May 22, 2015) | Charlie Rose 

Morgan Freeman still relevant in 2020. Maybe he should be president instead of play one in movies (or God, I'd be cool with that too)

"The mayor's black the mayor's a woman." Freeman: "Big deal." I love this guy!

I’d love to see Morgan freeman debate Larry elder. I think they’d agree a lot more than he thinks.

I RESPECT this man... ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

the interviewer wasn't giving him the 'space' to talk. He was talking 'over' Morgan cutting him off and getting his own ideas in the discussion...frustrating!

So Morgan Freeman is basically saying that the media over embellishes everything and turns what would normally be a problem into all out hysteria.

This interviewer needs to stop interupting and trying to finish Freeman's sentences. You can confirm what you think Freeman's saying after he finishes his thoughts &sentences instead of interupting and trying to speak for him...

Here's a video of Charlie Rose interviewing himself.

How did Charlie Rose stay on the air so long? The man loves to give his own opinions & finishing your sentences. I'd love the opportunity to shake Mr. Freeman's had & say "thank you" for espousing common sense & the need for civility.

I love Morgan Freeman

While I usually admire Mr. Rose for his frank interviews, I doubt he would raise this topic with a white man. He also seems to interrupt and talk over Mr. Freemen quite a bit during the interview. Mr. Freeman is right, the only way solve this problem, is to hire police in the communities which they will serve. It surely won't be perfect, but it will be better than the current situation.

Wow he kinda predicted the defunding drama of the police

Morgan freeman outclasses this guy without saying a word.

Were is the rest of this interview?

99% shooting are justified when people show cops gun or knife expect the worst

My comment is not for or against police but just noticing how creepy Charlie Rose is now knowing what we know about him.

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The high air added on the sound eq is bothersome.

Hay Charlie. The man can finish his own sentences. Stop interrupting.

Why in the hell would cops want to live next door or even in the same neighborhood with same people that they have to arrest, write tickets and court summons to, break up tense domestic violence situations daily,... Why would cops want to place their family and children's welfare and safety in jeopardy by moving into the same area that drive-by gang banging a-holes shoot up with complete disregard...And when the cops go there to investigate, no one saw/heard/knows anything and there is no cooperation to be found lest one be labeled a snitch. How could the cops even feel comfortable parking their personal cars on the street without having to hope the next time they go outside it isn't vandalized, all the while knowing full well no one would cooperate with the investigation to catch the culprits (who would, statistically speaking, be likely to be let off easy). The cops deal with the criminal and sometimes mentally unstable elements of society non-stop while they are on duty in these neighborhoods. I find it difficult to believe any cop would willingly subject himself or his family to that kind of risk just to please some social justice warriors who will still hate them for the uniform they wear and cast dispersions against them at every opportunity. I'm all for community policing and relationship building but this whole woke crowd needs a bucket of cold reality poured on them.

Did Rose also ask Jeff Bridges about Baltimore or BLM?

Rose likes to hear himself talk

listening to rose finish freeman's sentences and/or put words in his mouth is infuriating, shut your trap rose and let the man finish his thoughts, argh!

Why won't this guy let him talk... he keeps trying to lead him... you would say... no LET HIM SAY IT

The interviewer needs to stop interrupting. Disliked.

Morgan has wisdom. Shut up and let him speak.

A police officer once told me that he no longer policed his city bcuz he often had to attest ppl he knew and ppl from his own family. This is why it may not be a good idea for cops to serve their own communities.

This guy is an absolute genius. Listen people. He speaks only the truth. The real deal.

Police don’t live in those neighborhoods to separate themselves and family from possible harm or revenge from criminals/criminal groups they have arrested in the past.

there have been quite a few news articles about people complaining delay in getting their paychecks for hired demonstators

This was 5 year’s ago and it still wasn’t fixed!!! 😡

Rose likes to finish all sentence on both sides of the discussion.

Do you want to stop police brutality today, its easy, cities need to stop using the police department as a source of revenue and holding them responsible for not meeting a quota based on gaining said revenue. This act alone forces police officers to be more aggressive in finding criminal activity at all costs as their jobs are on the line. In extreme cases even Forcing an officer to manufacture crimes where none existed to meet said quota.

I really like Morgen Freeman.. But as a cop i wouldn't like to live in the neighborhood of gangs and drugdealers... where you arrest and errupt their "economy...

A fantastic back and forth ..

I miss Charlie Rose interviewing great people.

This is how you talk about police brutality. I don't think he said the word "black" once in this interview, simply that police are taken into unfamiliar environments and that should stop. #InnocentLivesMatter

Be safe.. Just, listen and obey.. it's in your own safety.

he is right yes...since all the decades we are doing...higher..better..younger..sucessfuller..and...and...consuming....

Man this Charlie oughta hush and let his guests speak

He thinks cops don’t live in the city they work in, what a laughable simplification. Tons of cops live in the city. It makes sense to live close to work. Cops often know who the perps are. They tend to reflect the demographic mix of the city. Lots of black cops etc. They need more training with non-lethal/ hand-to-hand tactics (see Jocko Willink - Joe Rogan interview). Police depts need more funding, not less

Don't label all cops bad. Look up Officer Tommy M Norman. He is proof not all cops are bad. Some are actually wonderful people who just want to help others.

the police may not know the community they are "lawing" but the community should know not to break the law

It’s not his personal responsibility on what goes on in the neighborhood

Wrong! People need to respect their Communities and learn to behave in a civilized society!! If you want to avoid the Police, STOP BREAKING THE LAW!!!!

Morgan Freeman for President

spent my first weekend in Baltimore. I could not have imagined seeing so many obese African Americans, I easily saw 30 300 to probably over 400 pound women in a matter of hours. now there is a real issue, that will bring about massive taxpayer to government money transfer and premature death. oh but that is not racism (or isn't it because nowdays everything is) so it is not of I interest to anyone, especially the media. sad really.

I would like to agree with him but in actuality the is the law and it should be irrelevant who is enforcing the, sso long as they operate with the confine of the law. Like wise when some one breaks the law, it should not matter who or where they are or are from. If anything the cops need better training and or greater access to non-lethal weapons. Perhaps a bullet should not be their first choice?

Damn. Morgan Freeman is an absolute champ to have kept it together under whatever drug(s) he's hopped up on.

If the people would abide by the law there wouldn’t be a problem it’s not the poly it’s the unruly trouble makers that start this crap.

This coming from a wealthy show business man who has never been without a job in Hollywood since Driving Miss Daisy.

Both these men should listen to Thomas Sowell about what's happened to black neighborhoods. No fathers, terrible schools, and corrupt politicians. Most often Democrats

I have yet to see any video of someone doing what they were told before they were shot or standing there with their hands up before they were shot .... It's simple really

So Why aren’t more cops within/from the inner city?? The Problem IS Broken homes. No mother & a FATHER To teach kids discipline, respect for others & their property! Asians, Hispanic communities don’t have the problems blacks do. Until Black leaders Admit the Real Problem, the cycle Will continue! One way to help the poor black kids IS SCHOOL CHOICE!!! Give Them a Chance to succeed in school to succeed in life & break the Cycle! 🙏🙏🙏

So glad that El Senor Charlie Rose is no longer on TV. One less impatient dud to have to listen to.

I have a lot of respect for Freeman, but I think he is wrong on the “it’s a crisis because we see it” bit. Whether you see it or not, it’s still a crisis for those on the ground.

I don’t disagree that the police should be in the neighborhood but at the end day should it really matter where the cop is from or if he knows the people in it? I mean the law is the law is the law. It doesn’t change just because you’re living somewhere else.

Mr. Morgan Freeman, MOST people in 'those neighborhoods' can't pass the background checks. Meaning for example; warrants, being felons so on and so forth. Anyone that doesn't think this is true, please feel free to ask police officers and any city servant regarding how many people show up to be firemen and police officers with active warrants and felonies on their records.

what about all the people who got paid for creating trouble posing as neighborhood protesstors?

Charlie Rose interrupting Morgan’s sentences is super annoying

I say, the police work for the public, therefor all of them should be forced to wear bodycams. But you have to take that one step further, they need to hook up to immediate upload to a public, secure server so that there cannot be any "hiding" of the video from their shift. This will both protect the police, and the public. If their body cam suddenly has "technical" issues, and for some reason turns off, or anything else during an incident, they need to be suspended upon an investigation. If this happens say 3 times, they need to be fired. Not all police are bad, the majority is good. But we are running into the issue of unprecedented militarization of the police, and a lack of training. As well as the lack of proper psychological evaluation before they get the job. If we had a system as I stated above, where the video is public, where the video cannot be lost, destroyed, or hidden by a sly DA through legal loopholes. That would benefit everyone.

I live in Baltimore. 3 officers charged were black. The officer that was driving the van was black. The judge that acquitted the officers is black. The mayor is black. The prosecutor also is black. She was over zealous and charged officer who drove the van with "depraved heart" murder for political reasons when she should have charged him with involuntary manslaughter but she wanted to advance her career. She should be disbarred.

I'd have liked to have heard Morgan Freeman's uninterrupted thoughts on these topics. For all the BS above about Charlie Rose.. this is among the worst interviews I've ever seen. Highly annoying.. I'll go elsewhere for Mr. Freeman's thoughts..

Imagine any cop having to live in the area they patrol... the disaster theyd face everyday, they couldnt even go for coffee, their families in danger 24/7... sounds like a great hallmark card, it would never work.., unless you want to deputize the criminals and drug dealers. LoL! A lot of great recruits in Bed Stuy I bet.

Wow i just had an epiphany: i think the racism issue is kind of mirrored in the Schrodingers Cat experiment in that in the same sense that by "opening the box" you kill the cat, by talking about race as an issue and bringing it up you are in effect making it a problem

He predicted it

Overblown by media

I like Freeman but in regards to very poor and violent communities: good luck on having police officers live in the very places they enforce the law. There homes and family would never be safe.

The only thing camera did is show that almost all shootings were justified and that they were resisting before they were shot ....... Just saying

Morgan Freeman for vice -pres. If you don,t vote for the Biden- Freeman ticket God takes you off the good list.

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I've always said police should be from neighborhoods they serve, more blacks in black communities just makes sense!

U cant serve and protect ones that dont want it!

I think charlie is kinda rude here.

Morgan is an actor with a great voice. Take away the voice and he doesn't even act for a living. He knows nothing about the people in Baltimore.... He has been living in wealthy suburbia for more than half of his life. He is a rich guy who is scared to death of the blacks in Baltimore. So here he comes to Charlie Rose to teach the lessons to Whitey.....his next door neighbors. Charlie......go find an articulate black guy who lives in Baltimore....on one of the streets with the fires and destruction. If you can't find one there.........accept that you have been given the answer to all of your problems. Freeman is worse than a fraud.....he is one who must be politically correct or his career and fame would suffer. You'll get no wisdom from him. I'll give you a great idea. Send one of your peons to Baltimore and have him go to the schools and interview teachers. Have him find three of them who came to teach in Baltimore AFTER teaching in a nice "republican" neighborhood in the suburbs. Put them on the show and ask them your questions....and don't coach them like you did old Morgan Freeman. Just let them talk....and shut up. If you can't do that Charlie Rose....YOU ...are a fraud.